Lung Cancer
Lung cancer or bronchogenic carcinoma is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth that starts in the cell tissues of the lung.
Lung cancer is the number one cause of death relating to cancer in Canada and worldwide. It is estimated that in 2011, 25,300 new lung cancer diagnoses will be made in Canada, and 20,600 Canadians will die from the disease, 55% men for 45% women. Worldwide, it also accounts for 1.31 million deaths per year.
Types of lung cancer
Causes – Risk factors
Signs and symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatments
Prognosis
Research projects focused on this topic
- Ubiquitin pools as a potential therapeutic target in lung cancer
- Role of the inactive tyrosine phosphatase HD-PTP in lung cancer
- Gene-smoking interaction in lung cancer
- Structural investigation on Ras Signaling and regulatory mechanisms
- A cell model for MAGE over-expression in cancer progression and chemotherapy resistance
- Akt isoforms in lung tumorigenesis and identification of novel therapeutic targets
- Molecular Characterization of the Role of CSB in Tumorigenesis
- Metabolic role of the tumor suppressor gene HD-PTP in lung tumorigenesis
